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Mount Dome

Mount Dome, seen from above at true elevation

Mount Dome rises to 1,971 m in California. Mount Hoffman stands 2,397 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Butte, a peak 4.4 miles away. Volcanic Legacy passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in California, United States of America

Wikidata Q49052493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1971 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.80988, -121.68694

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Natural arches: 14
  • Forbidden Arch: 7.0 mi
  • Dragons Mouth: 7.1 mi
  • Balcony Bridge: 8.6 mi
  • Boulevard Bridge: 8.6 mi
  • Bearpaw Bridge: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Gillems Camp: 6.8 mi
  • Fleener Chimneys: 7.1 mi
  • Canby Cross: 7.4 mi
  • Black Crater: 7.6 mi
  • Thomas-Wright Battlefield: 8.1 mi
Historic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.3 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.4 mi
  • Gillem Bluff: 6.6 mi
Parks: 5
  • Tulelake-Butte Valley Fairgrounds: 14.4 mi
  • Otis Roper Park: 14.7 mi
  • Good Duck Park: 15.5 mi
  • Malin Community Park: 20.0 mi
  • Klamath Game Management Area: 24.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Doorknob Snowmobile park: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Klamath Welcome Center: 23.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Mount Dome. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount HoffmanSSE 154°2,397 m15.4 mi
Badger PeakSSE 168°2,236 m14.9 mi
Little Mount HoffmanS 175°2,197 m16.0 mi
Garner MountainSSW 203°2,195 m16.3 mi
Grouse HillSSE 168°2,142 m13.9 mi
Fourmile HillSSE 163°2,115 m12.1 mi
Indian ButteSE 142°2,037 m15.1 mi
Lookout ButteSSE 164°1,982 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0420:46
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3215:5516:40

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333540445260696862513932
Precip in1.62.11.91.31.41.00.40.30.40.81.51.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lava Beds NAT MON, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797586

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